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Let the punishment fit the crime
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 02/07/2017
» Just when people thought that capital punishment no longer exists in Thailand, a Thai criminal court recently ordered sending two repeat offenders to death row for fatally stabbing a young man during an iPhone robbery.
Nida members call for improved Buddhist auditing
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 19/06/2017
» Regulations governing temple finance should be improved to ensure temples' financial statements are properly audited, a professor from the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) says.
The Last Communists settle past accounts
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 18/06/2017
» Chainat Raikratok can vividly recall the day he left the jungle on Feb 17, 1983. The 63-year-old former communist fighter, along with several dozens of ex-soldiers from Zone 207 in Prachin Buri province, decided to put behind their guerrilla fighting days for good.
Needlessly living with the stigma of HIV
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/06/2017
» 'It's like I have a new life," Suthida Saengsumart said last week after the Thai Red Cross Aids Research Center confirmed that she is free of HIV. Ms Suthida no longer had to live with fear that people would despise her for having HIV.
No minor offence
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 14/05/2017
» Moo Yong is the nickname of an 18-year-old male suspected of murdering Niran Soisoongnoen, a 25-year-old new graduate. Niran's body was found buried along a road that he was travelling en route from Bangkok to his home province of Chaiyaphum. Shortly before he died, he phoned his mother to say he would be coming home for Songkran soon and that he missed her cooking.
To be or not to be in Thailand
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 30/04/2017
» Most Thais regard William Shakespeare's plays as high art which they have to climb a balcony to understand, though they may be surprised to find that the Bard's plays are not all Greek to them.
The truth about Ayutthaya
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 16/04/2017
» Most people think of the Ayutthaya period in terms of its cultural heritage, but Warangkana Nibhatsukit's latest book highlights the economic aspect of the ancient capital.
The leading lady who set the stage for theatre studies
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 26/03/2017
» What was slated as a small conference at Chulalongkorn University early this month turned out to be a powerhouse gathering for the Thai entertainment industry.
Japanese emperor set to bid farewell to late king
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 05/03/2017
» Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive in Thailand on Sunday to bid an official farewell to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The king's friendship with the imperial couple has contributed to bilateral relations between the palaces for over 50 years.
Sea gypsies turning the tide
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 12/02/2017
» On Jan 31, the Phuket Provincial Court cleared four sea gypsies accused of unlawfully occupying beachfront land on Phuket's Rawai beach, saying the sea tribe owned the land before the title deed was issued for the property.